1MOSQUITTO_PASSWD(1) Commands MOSQUITTO_PASSWD(1)
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6 mosquitto_passwd - manage password files for mosquitto
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9 mosquitto_passwd [-c | -D] passwordfile username
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11 mosquitto_passwd -b passwordfile username password
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13 mosquitto_passwd -U passwordfile
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16 mosquitto_passwd is a tool for managing password files for the
17 mosquitto MQTT broker.
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19 Usernames must not contain ":". Passwords are stored in a similar
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24 Run in batch mode. This allows the password to be provided at the
25 command line which can be convenient but should be used with care
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30 Create a new password file. If the file already exists, it will be
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34 Delete the specified user from the password file.
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37 This option can be used to upgrade/convert a password file with
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40 already hashed, so using it on a password file that already
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42 hashes and render the password file unusable.
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45 The password file to modify.
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48 The username to add/update/delete.
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51 The password to use when in batch mode.
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54 Add a user to a new password file:
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56 · mosquitto_passwd -c /etc/mosquitto/passwd ral
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58 Delete a user from a password file
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60 · mosquitto_passwd -D /etc/mosquitto/passwd ral
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63 mosquitto bug information can be found at
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67 mosquitto(8), mosquitto.conf(5), mqtt(7)
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70 Roger Light <roger@atchoo.org>
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74Mosquitto Project 04/26/2019 MOSQUITTO_PASSWD(1)